Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Senior Airman Sean Donnelly, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician takes a closer look while he assembles a B-52H Stratofortress engine aft mount at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, 2013. After graduating technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Airmen are proficient in maintaining, inspecting and troubleshooting aircraft engines, small gas turbine engines and engine ground support equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Senior Airman Sean Donnelly, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician assembles a B-52H Stratofortress engine aft mount at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, 2013. Aerospace Propulsion specialists from the 5th MXS ensure B-52 engines are in first-rate operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Senior Airman Sean Donnelly, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician tightens a bolt while assembling a B-52H Stratofortress engine aft mount at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, 2013. Aerospace Propulsion specialists from the 5th MXS ensure B-52 engines are in first-rate operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Staff Sgt. Adrian Brown assists Senior Airman Sean Donnelly, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technicians in assembling B-52H Stratofortress engine aft mount at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, 2013. Aerospace Propulsion specialists from the 5th MXS ensure B-52 engines are in first-rate operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Senior Airman Sean Donnelly, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician assembles the aft mount of a B-52H Stratofortress engine at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, 2013. Keeping engines fully capable to carry out any task a pilot may have is what the propulsion flight does every day. The Airmen who work on these engines are fully trained and qualified to handle a multitude of procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion flight ensure B-52H Stratofortress engines are in first-rate operational condition. After graduating technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Airmen are proficient in maintaining, inspecting and troubleshooting aircraft engines, small gas turbine engines and engine ground support equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Airman 1st Class Michael Davis, 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace technician applies safety wire to B-52H Stratofortress engines at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 4, 2013. Keeping engines fully capable to carry out any task a pilot may carry out is what the propulsion flight does every day. The Airmen who work on these engines are fully trained and qualified to handle a multitude of procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld)

Propulsion flight: Start your engines

Propulsion Flight: Start your engines

Published Dec. 10, 2013
By Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airmen from the 5th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion flight ensure B-52H Stratofortress engines are in first-rate operational condition. Keeping engines fully capable to carry out any task a pilot may have is what the propulsion flight does every day. The Airmen who work on these engines are fully trained and qualified to handle a multitude of procedures. After graduating technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Airmen are proficient in maintaining, inspecting and troubleshooting aircraft engines, small gas turbine engines and engine ground support equipment.